UKGBC Says That the Government Needs to Go Further for Energy Efficiency

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has recently claimed that the government needs to do more to support energy efficient and low-carbon refurbishments on residential properties.

The organisation have recently claimed that the residential property market, and green housing improvements, offer ‘huge untapped potential’ when it comes to tackling climate change in the UK – as well as giving the economy a much needed boost.

UKGBC recently welcomed measures from the pre-budget report that promised to increase the spending on energy efficiency in homes, as well as introducing a boiler scrappage scheme for 125,000 households across the UK.

However, despite these measures they say that the government is still only ‘tinkering around the edges’ of what could be done.

Chief executive of the UKGBC, Paul King, said that householders need help with areas that go beyond just the boiler. This means working harder to improve insulation, installing double glazing windows and even making use of measures such as solar panels.

When it comes to residential property, King stated that, not only is it important to push forward with measures for new buildings, but retrofitting residential property with green measures could also make a huge difference.

As a result, UKGCB state that such work would create thousands more jobs for plumbers, builders, electricians and other tradesman.

Green measures can also help homeowners to save money over time, where energy consumption will reduce making bills cheaper yet keeping homes naturally warmer.